Rapid measurements of diffusion using PFG: Developments and applications of the difftrain pulse sequence

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Mitchell, Jonathan ^a   Johns, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Difftrain; Diffusion; Displacement propagators; Droplet sizing; Emulsions; Microstructure; Permeable rocks; Pulsed field gradient

Indexed keywords

EID: 59649107076     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.a.20128     Document Type: Review

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